mad_lib.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
string askText(string promt);
int askNumber(string promt);
void tellStory(string name, string noun, int number, string bodyPart, string verb);

int main()
{
  cout << "\t\tWelcome to Mad Lib.\n\n";
  cout << "Answer the following questions to help create a new story.\n";
  string name = askText("Please enter a name: ");
  string noun = askText("Please enter a plural noun: ");
  int number = askNumber("Please enter a number: ");
  string bodyPart = askText("Please enter a body part: ");
  string verb = askText("Please enter a verb: ");
  tellStory(name, noun, number, bodyPart, verb);

  return 0;
}

string askText(string prompt)
{
  string text;
  cout << prompt;
  cin >> text;
  return text;
}

int askNumber(string prompt)
{
  int num;
  cout << prompt;
  cin >> num;
  return num;
}

void tellStory(string name, string noun, int number, string bodyPart, string verb)
{
  cout << "\nHere's your story:\n";
  cout << "The famous explorer ";
  cout << name;
  cout << " had nearly given up a life-long quest to find\n";
  cout << "The Lost City of ";
  cout << noun;
  cout << " when one day, the ";
  cout << noun;
  cout << " found the explorer.\n";
  cout << "Surrounded by ";
  cout << number;
  cout << " " << noun;
  cout << ", a tear came to ";
  cout << name << "'s ";
  cout << bodyPart << ".\n";
  cout << "After all this time, the quest was finally over. ";
  cout << "And then, the ";
  cout << noun << "\n";
  cout << "promptly devoured ";
  cout << name << ". ";
  cout << "The moral of the story? Be careful what you ";
  cout << verb;
  cout << " for.";
}